Introduction to Statistical Field Theory
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| Title: | Introduction to Statistical Field Theory |
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| Description: | Knowledge of the renormalization group and field theory is a key part of physics, and is essential in condensed matter and particle physics. Written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook provides a concise introduction to this subject. The textbook deals directly with the loop expansion of the free energy, also known as the background field method. This is a powerful method, especially when dealing with symmetries, and statistical mechanics. In focussing on free energy, the author avoids long developments on field theory techniques. The necessity of renormalization then follows. |
| Authors: | Edouard Brézin |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Statistical mechanics, Field theory (Physics), Phase transformations (Statistical physics) |
| Categories: | SCIENCE / Waves & Wave Mechanics |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Knowledge of the renormalization group and field theory is a key part of physics, and is essential in condensed matter and particle physics. Written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook provides a concise introduction to this subject. The textbook deals directly with the loop expansion of the free energy, also known as the background field method. This is a powerful method, especially when dealing with symmetries, and statistical mechanics. In focussing on free energy, the author avoids long developments on field theory techniques. The necessity of renormalization then follows. |
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| ISBN: | 9780521193030 9780511789540 |
